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More than 300 of Hollywood’s most famous names — including Madonna, Chris Rock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jerry Seinfeld, Bradley Cooper and Tyler Perry — are praising President Biden’s efforts in the Israel-Hamas war as they urge him to “not rest until all hostages are released.” In an open letter to Biden posted Monday, the group of performers, producers and entertainment industry honchos thanked the 46th president for his “unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group’s founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.” “We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace,” the letter said. “Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages,” it stated. More than 200 people were kidnapped in the wake of Hamas’s terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7. Two elderly women who were kidnapped from their homes in Israel were recovered from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip on Monday. The group of celebrities signing their name to Monday’s letter said they were “heartened” by the release of the pair of women, as well as the release on Friday of two American hostages. “We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind,” the letter said. “Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise,” it concluded, “we need to bring them home.” FULL STORY

The Israeli government showed foreign journalists a 43-minute compilation of horrific raw footage from Hamas’ massacres in southern Israel, an effort to prevent denials of the atrocities committed on Oct. 7. On Monday, 200 members of the foreign press reporting out of Israel were shown the footage including scenes of murder, decapitation, and torture from the terrorist invasion of southern Israel. Some of the footage was collected from Hamas terrorists’ bodycams. The Israeli government screened this for the press in an effort to quell “Holocaust-denial-like phenomenon happening in real-time,” according to an IDF spokesman. Journalists in attendance were prohibited from recording any of the footage. The 43-minute video included security camera footage, body cameras of Hamas terrorists, dashboard cameras, call recordings, cellphone videos taken by Hamas or first responders, and more. Still images were also included in the raw footage, showing a decapitated soldier, burned human remains, and a pile of dead bodies in a bomb shelter. Political correspondent for the Times of Israel Carrie Keller-Lynn was in attendance and said footage included Hamas terrorists donning IDF uniforms, flagging down civilian cars, and shooting the passengers. Another video Keller-Lynn saw included first responders “pouring bottled water over still-smoldering bodies, hoping to snuff out the remaining embers.” Keller-Lynn added that after the footage was shown, Major Gen. Mickey Edelstein said that the IDF has evidence of rape, but “cannot share it,” without adding further context. FULL DETAILS

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The stalemate in the House is forcing the Senate to pick up the legislative slack and take the lead on spending. That includes keeping the government funded, as well as an emerging aid package that includes money to help Israel and Ukraine and to ease concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border, a top issue for House Republicans they may have precious little say over. “It’s just so difficult to read how the gears start turning again in the House,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), an ally of Senate GOP leadership, told The Hill. “We just can’t sit and wait.” House Republicans are entering their third week without a Speaker at a crucial point in the year. There is less than a month before the next government shutdown deadline, with the House having effectively zapped three weeks of the stopgap bill that ultimately led to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) losing the Speakership earlier this month. The Senate is also set to work up the White House’s $105 billion supplemental package that includes aid for Israel and Ukraine in their battles against Hamas and Russia, respectively. This leaves lawmakers with a time crunch, as they hope to get the work done before Thanksgiving without much help from across the Capitol complex, where funding legislation normally originates. President Biden’s request to Congress included $61 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, $14 billion to beef up border operations, $10 billion in humanitarian aid and $2 billion for Indo-Pacific security assistance. The push for Ukraine aid comes after Congress was unable to include it in the 45-day continuing resolution lawmakers passed at the end of last month. FULL STORY

Israel’s missile defense system is highly sophisticated, demonstrating state-of-the-art rocket science and breathtaking ingenuity. But one can argue that the missile defense system has become so effective that it rendered the Hamas rocket threat a mere nuisance. That may have led to a certain nonchalance. The well-known Iron Dome is the world’s best system for intercepting short-range rockets, artillery shells and mortars. In 2006, Hezbollah fired 4,500 rockets into Israel during a six-week war, killing 55 people and wounding hundreds. Since becoming operational in 2011, Iron Dome has intercepted more than 6,000 rockets with a success rate approaching 95 percent. Iron Dome is but one part of a Multi-Layer Missile Defense System that protects Israel. It is the lowest layer in the system, intercepting threats with ranges of up to some 50 miles. We learned about this tiered system firsthand in February 2023 during a congressional tour to Israel led by USIEA. In fact, it was USIEA’s very first congressional tour to Israel back in 2011 that resulted directly in the declassification of the Iron Dome and, consequently, U.S. support for installations across Israel. The second layer, David’s Sling, intercepts rockets with a greater range. The third layer is covered by Arrow-2, which intercepts targets at the edge of the atmosphere, and Arrow-3, which intercepts rockets in outer space. David’s Sling (DS) first became operational in 2016. However, it didn’t see its first operational intercepts until May of this year, when it intercepted rockets launched from Gaza toward Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor has a range of less than 10 miles, meaning that its batteries must be located very near the population centers it is tasked to protect. On the other hand, the DS interceptor (Stunner) has a significantly greater range. In Israel, there is only one DS battery, but owing to the superior range of the system, this battery can provide defense to more than two-thirds of the country. FULL STORY

Israel has said it is intensifying attacks on northern Gaza and warned that anyone who stayed risked being considered as “an accomplice in a terrorist organisation”, as airstrikes continued on Sunday in the south, where civilians had fled hoping to survive the war. A second trickle of aid was allowed into Gaza from Egypt on Sunday, but the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the humanitarian situation was now catastrophic for the 2.3 million people trapped inside the territory. Speaking on ABC’s This Week programme, the WFP chief, Cindy McCain, described the amount of aid delivered into Gaza so far as a “drop”. “We need – we need secure and sustainable access in there ... This is a catastrophe happening and we just simply have to get these trucks in.” Up to 19 aid trucks crossed into Gaza on Sunday but there was a brief panic at the crossing when witnesses said a blast was heard and that ambulances could be heard deploying from the Egyptian side. Later, the Israeli military said one of its tanks accidentally hit an Egyptian post near the border. The military expressed sorrow for the incident but gave no further details. Several Egyptian border guards sustained minor injuries, the Egyptian army spokesperson said in a statement. Israel is preparing for a ground invasion that is likely to deepen civilian suffering. People are going hungry and drinking dirty water, and some doctors have been reduced to using vinegar as anaesthetic and operating with sewing needles, the Associated Press reported. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, convened his cabinet late on Saturday, reportedly to discuss sending troops over the frontier. There has been pressure for a delay in military action from some Israeli allies with citizens held in Gaza and from the relatives of some hostages. They fear that once Hamas and Israeli troops start fighting face to face, negotiations for the release of hostages will collapse. The release of two Americans on Friday raised hopes that others might be able to return home. The Israeli military has raised its estimate of the number of people held by Hamas to 212. FULL STORY

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When they go low, we go high. That is Michelle Obama’s catchphrase, and one that Labour took to heart in both byelection races, in Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire. Largely resisting the temptation to get drawn into a slanging match with rivals, the party won handsomely in both contests, overturning large majorities. Its approach appears to have worked wonders. Opponents claimed the Tamworth candidate, Sarah Edwards, was not local enough, and slammed the Mid Beds candidate, Alistair Strathern, as an “eco-zealot”. But Labour activists involved in both campaigns say they stayed relentlessly focused on their own positive pitches. Both listened intently to local concerns and tailored pledges accordingly. It helped that voters spontaneously raised problems Labour wanted to highlight anyway, making life easier for the party’s activists. The cost of living, crime, the NHS and other public services buckling under pressure came up repeatedly. Both candidates had readymade Labour solutions to provide voters. Activists report widespread disillusion over not just the state of the country but the two unpopular Tory MPs who previously held the seats. There was always a risk voters wouldn’t trust Labour either, or think Britain is “too broken to fix”, as one LabourList columnist put it recently. Labour addressed this partly by putting notably few, yet eminently deliverable, pledges front and centre – much as New Labour did in 1997. Edwards promised a public-facing police desk after the local police station closed. Strathern tied himself to delivering several pledges within six months, including regular meetings for residents unhappy with housing developments, education and crime. As Labour’s national campaign coordinator, Pat McFadden, said this morning: “this is not a Labour party that is overpromising.” The two candidates sought to be as visible and accessible as possible, too. Edwards spent significant time on high streets and fielded unfiltered residents’ questions on Facebook Live. Strathern did the same at village halls and on village greens, reportedly doing three events a week in a gruellingly long campaign .FULL STORY

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Rugby World Cup semi-final: Argentina v New Zealand Argentina: (6) 6 Pen: Boffelli 2 New Zealand: (20) 44 Tries: Jordan 3, J Barrett, Frizell 2, Smith Con: Mo'unga 3 Pen: Mo'unga Will Jordan scored an impressive hat-trick as seven-try New Zealand crushed Argentina at Stade de France to reach a record fifth Rugby World Cup final. The three-time winners were disciplined in defence and ruthless in attack as Jordan, Jordie Barrett and Shannon Frizell scored first-half tries. Aaron Smith added a fourth after the break before Frizell crossed again and Jordan became the leading try scorer. The All Blacks will face either South Africa or England in next week's final. Argentina, playing in their third World Cup semi-final, saw lots of the ball in the opening stages without penetrating the New Zealand defence. Michael Cheika's side were limited to two Emiliano Boffelli penalties as the All Blacks soaked up the early pressure before cutting loose on the counter-attack. New Zealand reach World Cup final - reaction How England can upset odds and beat South Africa All Blacks tell Test rugby's oldest tale to make final Listen to the latest Rugby Union Daily podcast The All Blacks could have surpassed their own record for the biggest winning margin in a World Cup semi-final late on, but Richie Mo'unga spurned the opportunity. FULL REPORT

A New York judge fined former US president Donald Trump $5,000 on Friday after a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case was allowed to linger on his campaign website after the judge ordered it deleted. Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt, for now, but reserved the right to do so – and possibly even put him in jail – if he continued to violate a gag order barring parties in the case from personal attacks on court staff. Engoron said in a written ruling that Trump was “way beyond the ‘warning’ stage”, but decided on a nominal fine because Trump’s lawyers said the website’s retention of the post was inadvertent and was a “first time violation”. “Make no mistake: future violations, whether intentional or unintentional,” will lead to “far more severe sanctions”, including “possibly imprisoning” Trump, wrote Engoron. The judge’s ruling came in a week when he had already warned Trump and his lawyers to behave in court. Next week Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and now a key witness in the case against Trump, will testify in court. Trump and Cohen are now bitter – and vocal – foes. Engoron issued a gag order against Trump on the second day of the trial earlier this month after he attacked the judge’s law clerk, Allison Greenfield, in a social media post. Greenfield has been assisting Engoron throughout the trial, usually sitting next to the judge in the courtroom. FULL STORY

Jim Jordan of Ohio was forced out of the House speakership race on Friday after his Republican colleagues voted against his continued bid for the seat in a secret ballot after his third failed attempt to corral enough support to win the gavel. Jordan’s lost bid followed a contentious week on Capitol Hill, during which he and his allies attempted to cajole more moderate Republicans into backing Jordan. After his loss, Jordan told reporters he was “going to go back to work” and that it was “time to unite”. It is not clear who Republicans could elevate as a next nominee. There’s a deadline of Sunday at noon for candidates to announce interest in the speakership. The conference is expected to return on Monday evening to hear from candidates for the speakership, with voting set for Tuesday. By that time, the House will have been without a speaker for three weeks, hamstrung on conducting the work they were elected to do. After his loss, Jordan told reporters he was “going to go back to work” and that it was “time to unite”. It is not clear who Republicans could elevate as a next nominee. There’s a deadline of Sunday at noon for candidates to announce interest in the speakership. The conference is expected to return on Monday evening to hear from candidates for the speakership, with voting set for Tuesday. By that time, the House will have been without a speaker for three weeks, hamstrung on conducting the work they were elected to do. Some moderates want to see a consensus candidate, while the far-right flank that ousted former speaker Kevin McCarthy previously said they would be “prepared to accept censure, suspension or removal from the conference” to get Jordan the speakership. A handful of Republican House members have either said they’ll seek the speakership or are considering the idea. Most prominent among them is Minnesota’s Tom Emmer, currently the majority whip, the No 3 Republican in the chamber, who has McCarthy’s backing. Others in the mix include Oklahoma’s Kevin Hern, Georgia’s Austin Scott, Florida’s Byron Donalds, Louisiana’s Mike Johnson and Michigan’s Jack Bergman. FULL STORY

Tensions flared in the West Bank on Friday as angry and sometimes armed confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces took place across the occupied territory after a deadly raid by Israeli troops. The Palestinian health ministry said 13 people including five children were killed on Thursday in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem. Israeli media said Israeli troops used a drone before engaging in a prolonged gun battle with armed groups in the camp that left civilians and several militants dead. The organisation Defence for Children International in Palestine said Israeli forces used an American-supplied Apache helicopter, which “fired a missile toward a group of Palestinian civilians, mostly children”, and prevented Palestinian ambulances from reaching the wounded. Thousands from the camp attended funerals for those killed in the attack, including supporters of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a paramilitary offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood group. Crowds of supporters of the Islamic Jihad group chanted “revenge” and waved flags, an indication of the increasing prominence of armed groups in the West Bank. “It’s not worth blaming the fighters or giving excuses about Hamas, or Fatah, or the Islamic Jihad being responsible for our suffering – the responsibility lies with the occupation,” said Mohammed Zuhdi, a resident of Nur Shams camp, in reference to Israeli forces. “No one wants to die, but people get angry when they see women and children getting massacred, and they protest – then [are] killed by the Israeli army,” he said. “I’m here to stand with my people. Even if you do nothing to the Israelis they will shoot you – no one is safe these days.” Ahmad, a 21-year-old member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad who joined the protests, claimed that one Israeli soldier had been killed and others injured in the raid. “The Israeli soldiers are taking their feelings out on women and children,” he said. “I don’t know how they are planning a ground war in Gaza if they can’t enter a camp in Nur Shams.” FULL STORY

Two weeks of non-stop western shuttle diplomacy appear to have reached the brink of failure since, as it stands, the west can only point to 20 aid trucks crossing into Gaza as the visible fruit of its labour. At the same time, Israel’s neighbours are taking to the streets and acts of terrorism are returning to the capitals of Europe. With more than 4,000 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis already dead, the only certainty is that Gaza’s depleted healthcare system will collapse if Israel launches a lengthy land invasion to wipe out Hamas. The round of western diplomatic visits to Jerusalem had a dual purpose. They were public acts of solidarity in which the visit was the message, but there was also private questioning of the Israeli war cabinet, and what comes after an invasion. n particular Joe Biden, for all the empathy that he showed to victims and the families of hostages, has been quite sharp in urging caution on Israel, though he was subtle in couching that counsel in terms of the lessons the US has taken from fighting terrorism. Biden told Israel not to be consumed by rage as the US was after 9/11, saying: “While we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes.” In a stopover with reporters on the way back from Israel, he revealed the US military had discussed with the Israeli military whether an alternative to a ground assault was available. He said he had been blunt with Israel that its reputation was at stake. He relayed to reporters he had told the Israelis: “If you have an opportunity to alleviate the pain, you should do it. Period. And if you don’t, you’re going to lose credibility worldwide. And I think everyone understands that.” It was a version of the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken’s careful refrain to the Israelis that what you do matters, but so does how you do it. Biden rested the judgment of his visit, the first by a US president to Israel in wartime, on the opening of the Rafah crossing, saying: “Had we gone and this failed, then, you know, the United States failed, Biden’s presidency fails, et cetera, which would be a legitimate criticism.” FULL STORY

Rishi Sunak’s controversial fund to support startups during the Covid pandemic invested nearly £2m in companies linked to his wife, Guardian analysis has found. Carousel Ventures, a company part-owned by Akshata Murty’s venture capital firm, got an investment of £250,000 from the Future Fund to help fund its ownership of a luxury underwear business called Heist Studios, it can be disclosed. It is the fourth business linked to Murty revealed to have received an investment from the fund set up by Sunak to support startups when he was chancellor during the Covid pandemic. None of Murty’s investments that benefited from the Future Fund appear publicly on Sunak’s register of ministerial interests. Critics have raised concerns over a lack of transparency and the potential for a perceived conflict of interest given Sunak launched the scheme to help startups – a sector in which his wife is a known investor. Other investors in Carousel Ventures via an intermediary fund include Andrew Griffith, a Conservative MP who is now a Treasury minister under Sunak, and Brent Hoberman, a businessman who publicly pleaded with Sunak to bring in such a scheme and “save our startups”. The £250,000 loan to Carousel Ventures has now been converted into equity, so the UK taxpayer owns a small stake in the “revolutionary shapewear” company. As well as Carousel Ventures, Murty also had shareholdings in New Craftsmen, which received a £250,000 Future Fund loan; Mrs Wordsmith, which got £1.3m from the fund; and Digme Fitness, which received an unknown amount over £125,000, according to the terms of the fund. All three businesses went into administration. FULL STORY

The leaderless House was plunged deeper into chaos on Thursday after Republicans refused to coalesce around a speaker and a plan to empower an interim speaker collapsed. The party’s embattled candidate for speaker, congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio, vowed to press ahead, scheduling a long-delayed third vote on his nomination for Friday morning. But angry and exhausted, the House Republican conference ended the day of fiery closed-door sessions no closer to breaking the impasse that has immobilized the chamber for a 17th day. Jordan, a Donald Trump loyalist who led the congressional effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and now chairs the House judiciary committee, has lost two consecutive votes to secure the speakership and did not appear to have the 217 votes he needs to win the gavel in a floor vote by Thursday evening. Earlier in the day, Jordan had briefly reversed course and backed a novel, bipartisan proposal to expand the authority of the temporary speaker, a position currently held by Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, for the next several months as Jordan worked to shore up support for his bid. But a group of hard-right conservatives revolted, calling the plan “asinine” and arguing that it would effectively cede control of the floor to Democrats. As support for the idea crumbled, Jordan told reporters that he would continue to press ahead with his candidacy despite entrenched opposition from a widening group of members, some of whom accused the Ohio Republican of deploying intimidation tactics. “We made the pitch to members on the resolution as a way to lower the temperature and get back to work,” Jordan told reporters on Thursday. “We decided that wasn’t where we’re gonna go. I’m still running for speaker and I plan to go the floor and get the votes and win this race.” Behind closed doors, tensions flared. FULL STORY

Ukraine's military appears to have confirmed reports that its troops have crossed on to the Russian-occupied left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River. The armed forces general staff listed Pishchanivka village in the southern Kherson region, 3km (two miles) east of the river, as being shelled by Russia. The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Ukrainian troops had advanced up to 4km east of the river. Russia's Vladimir Putin insisted that Ukraine's operation was failing. Ukraine launched its counteroffensive in the south in June, seeking to sever Russia's land corridor to the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014. Kyiv aims to reach the Sea of Azov coast, splitting Russian troops in the region in two, and making the Kremlin's supply lines more complicated. The counteroffensive has so far been slow, bringing only limited territorial gains. Has Ukraine broken through the dragon's teeth? War in maps: Ukraine widening Russia defences breach Ukrainian troops have made a number of smaller raids across the Dnipro river before - but the latest reported advance appears to be an attempt to expand the area under their control in anticipation of a larger offensive cross-river operation. In its report on Thursday morning, the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine said Russia had carried out air strikes on Pishchanivka in the past 24 hours. It provided no details on whether there were any Ukrainian troops in or near the village. Hours earlier, the ISW quoted Russian sources as claiming that "likely company-sized elements of two Ukrainian naval infantry brigades conducted an assault across the Dnipro River on to the east bank" on 17-18 October. "Geolocated footage published on 18 October indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced north of Pishchanivka (14km east of Kherson City and 3km from the Dnipro River) and into [the village of] Poyma (11km east of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River)," the US-based think tank added. FULL STORY

Summary US President Joe Biden has delivered a televised speech on the US response to Hamas's attack against Israel He said he will ask US Congress for billions of dollars in funding for Israel and Ukraine, saying abandoning the US allies was "just not worth it" But he urged Israeli leaders to learn from US mistakes after the 9/11 attacks and to avoid being "blinded by rage" Biden's speech comes after his whirlwind trip to Israel and after an agreement was reached with Egypt to allow some aid to enter Gaza Gaza remains under siege, with Israel blocking supplies of water, electricity, food and fuel across its border The most serious escalation in the conflict in decades erupted on 7 October, when Hamas attacked, killing more than 1,400 people More than 3,700 people have been killed in Gaza since then, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory says What did Biden say ? Here's what President Biden said in his rare Oval Office address to the nation. His speech aimed to draw a link between the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel and he urged Congress to take action and pass an aid package supporting both nations. Biden didn't actually say how much he was seeking in extra funding, but is expected to be asking for $100bn. Notable quotes from his speech include: "Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: they both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy." "If we don't stop Putin's appetite for power and control in Ukraine he won't limit himself to Ukraine." Biden said that Hamas had unleashed "pure unadulterated evil on the world" and stressed there was "no higher priority for me than the safety of Americans held hostage". He also addressed the common sentiment that both conflicts felt far away to many Americans, saying that "by making sure Israel and Ukraine succeed it is vital for America's national security". His final task was to explain why giving potentially billions in aid to Israel and Ukraine was important for Americans to support. Terrorists and dictators need to "pay a price", the president said. FULL STORY

Staffers on former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign are now totally free from non-disclosure agreements they signed barring them from taking legal action or publicly disparaging Trump, as a federal judge formalized a settlement agreement Wednesday over a lawsuit claiming the agreements were overly restrictive. The settlement voids non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements included in employment contracts for Trump 2016 staffers, barring the Trump campaign and any third parties from taking any action to enforce the agreements. The settlement—which also involved the Trump campaign paying $450,000 to resolve the claims—was initially reached in January and preliminarily approved in June, but Wednesday’s order finalizes the agreement, and gives ex-staffers more legal protections after the campaign informed them last year they were no longer bound by the agreements. According to the lawsuit, which was brought by Jessica Denson, the campaign’s onetime Hispanic outreach director, the NDAs prohibited employees from disclosing any “confidential information” about the campaign or using it to disparage Trump, his family or business, not only during their employment but “at all times thereafter.” The non-disparagement agreement stated employees could not “demean or disparage publicly” Trump, his company or family during their work for the campaign and “at all times thereafter.” Confidential information was described in the NDA as including “any information with respect to the personal life, political affairs, and/or business affairs of Mr. Trump or of any Family Member,” which Denson argued was overbroad and vague, and the agreement did not contain any exceptions for employees to bring legal action for alleged workplace misconduct. FULL STORY

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